Continuing Progress

Today Anthea finally had her tracheotomy removed. This has enabled her to speak properly for the first time since the accident. For most of the day she has been chatting away with Mike and children. She appears to be in good health and her spirit is strong. Like Mike, she has expressed confidence in God for the future. The family continue to feel upheld by your prayers and ask that you continue to pray for Anthea’s full recovery.

This afternoon she was actually allowed to leave her bed and sit in a chair. Though she’s only able to tolerate this for about half an hour, it was a great step forward. One particular prayer is concern for one of her repaired fingers. The hand surgeons looked at it and wondered whether they might have to remove a small section of one of her other fingers. They will be looking at her hand tomorrow to make a decision about this.

Today Mike gave an interview to both the Bristol Evening Post and ITV West. This involved some shots of the family. Their prayer was that this piece would be a witness to the power of God for the viewing public.

Dear Mike and Anthea
We have been praying all week and want you to know that friends in Lichfield Diocese are praying for you. We give thanks to God for the progress in Anthea’s condition over the last few days especially and want you to know that we continue to pray.
With love
Peter and Helen
Brussels/ICS/Lichfield

Its late,have just read this wonderful update and am praying for you now, especially for your hand . May God our Father hold you in HIS loving hands tonight and touch you even more with his strength and healing. And for the other patients there afraid or in pain, I pray that God will be there to bring peace and healing and comfort to them and all the relatives who are anxious tonight.God bless you Anthea.

I didn’t see the HTV piece, bu did see the article on BBC a few nights ago, and it was a wonderful witness to the viewers of both the positive supportiveness of the family of Christ, and also of faith in Christ in the darkest times.
Delighted to read of the continued progress of Anthea: having worked on ITU and HDUs in the past I feel much empathy for the huge amounts of emotinal and other stress that you are all going through. Where would we be without God’s enfolding arms of love and support.

Hon Treasurer for St Leonards, Stanton Fitzwarren Parish, writes:- (Extract from letter.) …”Pleased that Bishop Mike and his wife are improving after their horrific accident. Give them St Leonard’s best wishes. All the best.” Eric Barnes.